About This Item

  • TitleCramped play yard
  • Call NumberSCHL_1267
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "Cramped play yard behind old building is hemmed in by other buildings and its pavement is crumbling, further arousing ire of the parents. Doctors' reports to parents indicate children suffer from bad sanitary facilities and poor lighting and ventilation during their school hours;" laundry hanging on clothesline in background. The school is located at 157 Wilson Street.
  • Date1939
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: March 14/39. Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPublic School 16 (New York, N.Y.) ; Backyards -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Slums -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.